MUSIC 106 - History of the Blues. Fall 2008

Institution:

Franklin and Marshall College

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Description:

Blues history from its origins to the Blues Revival of the 1960s. Emphasis on the Delta blues tradition of Charley Patton, Robert Johnson, and Muddy Waters. Additional topics include: oral formulaic composition; politics of race and sex in the blues; the blues as a "secular religion"; the music business;appropriations of blues style in jazz and rock; and the ongoing function of the blues as a core signifier of "blackness" in American culture . Same as AFS 106. Butterfield

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

WWW.FANDM.EDU

Phone Number:

(717) 291-3911

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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